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2ND AVE. W., ECHO, MN 56237
Standard 182065302
EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN FACE BY FALLING TREE BRANCH
AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM ON OCTOBER 28, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING IN THE FRON T BUCKET OF A PAYLOADER, USING A CHAIN SAW TO NOTCH A LARGE TREE BRANCH. AS HE W AS BEING LOWERED IN THE BUCKET, THE BRANCH BROKE AWAY FROM THE TREE, FELL AND ST RUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE FACE AND ARM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A FRACTU RED SKULL.
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